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Cooperatives & Communities
Crédit Agricole to stop financing gas and oil sector
PARIS– French co-operative bank, Crédit Agricole, has announced commitments to move away from oil and gas financing. ‘2025 Ambitions’ sets out a number of short, medium and long-term goals for France’s second…
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International
Cooperative official urges govt of Nigeria on collaboration
ABUJA– As the world marks 2022 International Cooperative Day today [Saturday], the President of Cooperative Federation of Nigeria [CFN] and International Cooperative Alliance-Africa, Chief Oriyomi Ayeola has called on Federal and state…
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Cooperatives & Communities
With a billion members worldwide, cooperatives are a force to reckon with
KAMPALA-The cooperative movement is made up of over three million cooperatives with approximately one billion members worldwide from all sectors and regions, according to the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA]. As cooperatives are…
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International
US$550,000 project to create 200,000 jobs annually in Rwanda
KIGALI- The Government of Rwanda, in partnership with the African Development Bank’s Fund for African Private Sector Assistance, has launched a two-year project to boost industrial capacity in the country and create…
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Reducing trade costs can help drive sustainable development- FAO report
Rome – A robust and well-integrated global agrifood system can help all countries withstand unprecedented challenges, as evidenced during the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 when global agrifood markets proved to be…
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COMESA countries to benefit as officials sign pact to ease regional trade
LUSAKA– COMESA and Texas A&M Agrilife Research, USA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] to support mycotoxin risk management involving aflatoxins and fumonisins for trade commodities and staples. This is a…
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International
Co-op venue Bread + Roses raises £20,000 to save community space
LONDON-A co-operative community hub-Bread + Roses in Bradford has smashed its crowdfunding target of £20,000 to save the space from immediate closure, and is now seeking a stretch target of a further…
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International
Wakenya Pamoja Sacco boosts members’ livelihoods
KENYA– Wakenya Pamoja SACCO, domiciled in Kenya, registered growth in the 2020/21 financial year, with the Board of Directors now seeking to strengthen operations, spur growth, and development to maximise members’ benefits.…
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Rwanda to host 2022 World Circular Economy Forum in December
KIGALI– The World Circular Economy will, for the first time, take place on African soil in 2022, bringing together participants from around the world to absorb lessons from the continent and the…
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International
UNWTO gets set to host first global youth tourism summit
SPAIN– The first United Nations World Tourism Organisation [UNWTO] Global Youth Tourism Summit will bring more than 130 young people from 60 countries to Sorrento, Italy, next week, giving them a unique…
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